Charles Edward Jones

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Charles E. Jones
1982 USAF Group
MissionsCanceled Space Shuttle missions (STS-71-B)

Charles Edward "Chuck" Jones (November 8, 1952 – September 11, 2001) was a

computer programmer, and an astronaut in the USAF Manned Spaceflight Engineer Program. He was killed during the September 11 attacks, aboard American Airlines Flight 11
.

Life

Charles Edward Jones was born November 8, 1952, in

Manned Spaceflight Engineer program in 1982,[1] and was scheduled to fly on mission STS-71-B in December 1986, but the mission was canceled after the Challenger Disaster in January 1986. He left the Manned Spaceflight Engineer program in 1987.[2]

He later worked for Defense Intelligence Agency, Bolling Air Force Base in Washington, D.C., and was Systems Program Director for Intelligence and Information Systems, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts.[1] Jones later was the manager of space programs for BAE Systems.[3]

Jones was killed at the age of 48 in the attacks of September 11, 2001, aboard American Airlines Flight 11. Jones was flying that day on a routine business trip for BAE Systems, and had been living as a retired U.S. Air Force colonel in Bedford, Massachusetts, at the time of his death. He was survived by his wife Jeanette.[1][3]

At the

National 9/11 Memorial, Jones is memorialized at the North Pool, on Panel N-74.[4]

National September 11 Memorial's North Pool
, along with those of other passengers of Flight 11.

Military decorations

His awards include:[5]

Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze star
Silver oak leaf cluster
Parachutist Badge
Master Air and Space Missile Badge
Defense Superior Service Medal Defense Meritorious Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal
with three bronze oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award

with three bronze oak leaf clusters 		National Defense Service Medal
with bronze service star
Air Force Longevity Service Award

with silver leaf cluster
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
Air Force Training Ribbon

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Astronaut Biography: Charles Jones". Space Facts. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
  2. ^ "MSE astronaut among 9/11 hijacked victims". collectspace.com. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Honoring the 9/11 victims with ties to New Hampshire". WMUR-TV. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  4. National 9/11 Memorial
    Retrieved December 11, 2011
  5. ^ "Charles Edward Jones". 9/11 Living Memorial. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
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